Elliot Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 So I put my old saracen sahara on ebay, to fund the trials bike i'm building, and then used the saracen for the first time in years and came home with a loose bottom bracket!! I was not expecting to get a huge amount of cash for the bike, maybe £40 on a good day, but now the chances of someone wanting it are more slim, despite the fact that I have dropped the start price to £15!! Now I also happen to be selling an old bottom bracket on ebay, a TA one, so this leaves me with a couple of options, for which I'd appreciate your advice...Option 1)take the bottom bracket off ebay and put it on the saracen bike, BUT I'll need to buy a crank extractor and a splined thingy to take off the bottom bracket, and if the bike does not then sell I'm further out of pocket, plus the fact there seems to be some chance of selling the BB (although at the mo its on 2 freeking quid!)Option 2)amend the saracen (as I've done) and see if the thing sells, leave the BB alone and let that sell too. BUTif the saracen does not sell and the BB never leaves £2 that means I've not made any money (bearing in mind that I had to pay to sell on ebay), and if I take replace the BB I might make £40!!What do you recon? will I flog the saracen? will the BB make any more than £2? Should I buy the tools and repace the faulty one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 If you in Plymouth or Bristol i'd be willing to fix the bike for you. Will take 5 min to 15 to ether tighten the bb or fit a newen in there and i'd do it for freeee!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 If you haven't got the tools, take it to a local bike shop, and get them to replace it.If its a square tapered BB in it, you could get something like a Shimano UN52 for £11.99 off Chainreactioncycles.Or from the shop, if they have any.Costs money to make money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 (edited) Sell it with the bb but not fitted. Thats what i'd do.Unless you have a mate that could change it? Edited June 30, 2006 by adamtrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted June 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 I did ride it gently down to the local bike shop, the guy there took one look at it and told me it was a sealed unit and then went on to first try and sell me a new bottom bracket (£30) then when I said I had one and I'd do it myself if i had the tools he went on to try and sell me a splined bottom bracket socket for £12!!Wright Pads - thanks for the offer mate, but unfortunatly I'm stuck here in sunny hatfieldadamtrials - do you think someone wanted to buy a cheap old bike is gonna have the tools to change the bottom bracket? I do have a mate that has the tools but he has just moved back home after the end of uni, selfish cnut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted June 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 This is the bike:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Saracen-Sahara-Mount...1QQcmdZViewItemdo you lot think it'll make anything like £40 if I change the BB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Nope, Not even cash converters or Wants would give much for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted June 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Nope, Not even cash converters or Wants would give much for thatLMAO!! Don't pull you your punches will you mate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir trial a lot Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 No way would anyone pay £40 for that unless their wrong in the head mate, sorry. A 2nd hand shop may take it off you for £10 or something if your lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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